Zena Shapter

Went to the cemetery with a friend to check out some old time ancestor but he got angrier and angrier when he couldn't find it, kicking headstones and all, even though he swore he'd visited before.
He completely lost the plot.

Join me for books and author chats on Saturday 29 November at Berkelouw Books in Balgowlah. Can’t wait!
#christmaslist #readinglist #localauthors #northernbeaches #YAReads

Step into Harry Hartog at the ANU - so light and bright, two levels high, with wondrous imaginative décor that makes you want to sit and read before you buy!
zenashapter.com = perfect for lovers of escapist thrills and immersive worlds.
#sciencefiction #FYP #writingcommunity #signedbooks #scifibooks

Wow, thank you so much @goodreadingmag for publishing this wonderful review! I’m super honoured to receive 4.5 stars from the amazing Finn!
I hope other readers find their way to my work, perfect for lovers of escapist thrills & immersive worlds!
#sciencefantasy #FYP #writingcommunity #scifibooks

Have a spookily good day!
#spooky #halloween greetings to you all! Now go read a book!
Preferably one of mine! -> zenashapter.com
#BookTok #FYP #writingcommunity

Paperchain in Manuka is beyond welcoming! I popped in to sign some copies of ‘When Dark Waters Burn’, and had such a grand table for the honour!
zenashapter.com = perfect for lovers of escapist thrills & immersive worlds. #sciencefantasy #FYP #writingcommunity #australianauthor #scifibooks #loveozya

Halloween decoration (plastic skeleton forearm and hand) stuck in the ground next to a sidewalk. The fingers on the hand are in the ‘okay’ position.

How life’s going

#Walk #Halloween

Did you know that each of my novels come with free reading notes, which you can download right now?

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Book Club & Teachers’ Notes for Novels! Did you know that each of my novels come with free reading notes – Book Club Notes and/or Teachers’ Notes – which you can download right now? They include all kinds of valuable insights into characters, settings, authorial purpose, key themes, social issues, beliefs and cultural explorations, relationship & family deliberations, as well as discussion questions and personal reflections to keep the adventure going, long after you’ve finished reading!

A blog about writing reading notes, and the insight it gives me as an author.

How to get teens reading!

Thank you to everyone for coming along last night, and please share what we learnt with the world, to get more teens reading!

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#sciencefantasy #australianauthor #loveozya #readingismagic #youngadultfiction #teenfiction #amreading #lovebooks #reading

What Happens on a #writingretreat #authorlife #australianauthor?

My view for the next three days…

#amwri̇ti̇ng #australianauthor #writingretreat

Dymocks Belconnen is up a beautiful curving staircase that opens onto a fresh space of books & worlds waiting to capture your imagination, including signed copies of ‘When Dark Roots Hunt’ and ‘When Dark Waters Burn’ - both on the shelves, woo hoo!
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#sciencefantasy #australianauthor

Woo-Hoo Halloween Giveaways Oct 12 - Nov 12

Cover of Traitor's Gathering a Lenticular Prequel Story by Keith Stevenson

Get Traitor's Gathering (a Lenticular Series prequel story) and over 60 other SF, Paranormal and Fantasy books free in the Woo-Hoo Halloween Giveaway 📚🪐 - storyoriginapp.com/to/rEXJZQ2

Canberra’s Book Passion now has signed copies of my latest release ‘When Dark Waters Burn’! Enjoy the fantastical adventures that await! Just watch out for the carnivorous trees and giant water-ants inside…

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#sciencefantasy #australianauthor #loveozya #adventurestories #bookworm

My Weekend at #Conflux19 #WritingConvention! How lucky am I? Last weekend, my wonderful hubbie drove the four hours from Sydney to Canberra to take me to a writing convention! It’s been years since I’ve been able to get down to Conflux, the Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild’s annual writing convention of literary greatness, what with the kids taking their HSC and life in general getting in the way.

My Weekend at #Conflux19 #WritingConvention!

How lucky am I? Last weekend, my wonderful hubbie drove the four hours from Sydney to Canberra to take me to a writing convention! It’s been years since I’ve been able to get down to Conflux, the Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild’s annual writing…

Come with me as I journey to Canberra for a long weekend of literary and iconic treats! #conflux19 @csfg.org.au

Gosh thank you so much! I really love sharing what I’ve learnt over the years - wish I could do it more! 😁😁😁

How do we get teens hooked on books?

A teen team, a YA author, a Learning Librarian, an English Teacher, a Teacher Librarian and CBCA Book of the Year Judge discuss!

6:30-8:30PM Tues 21 Oct

$5 entry for non-members: www.trybooking.com/events/landi...
**CBCA members book via Hello Club**

Got my #Batman T-shirt on + my stormtrooper socks + packed a bag or books = must be time for #Conflux19 in Canberra! I’m on my way, see you soon @confluxconventions!

#sciencefantasy #loveozya #australianauthor #whendarkwatersburn #palude

Why do literary types bake? Because so much of what we create is intangible! Bakies emerge minutes after we create them! They’re yummy and give our busy brains fuel for the day ahead! #writinginspiration

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They are sooooo cute!!

When I'm not writing, I love to get out in nature. Here's a special guest I met on my run today! This little guy was snuffling for ants. I expect he wouldn't like the ants in the World of Palude —> zenashapter.com/project-type...

#australianauthor #booktok #writinginspiration

Getting ready for the week ahead! Just some ingredients I had in the cupboard, now a miraculous masterpiece of #writinginspiration #cookies

#amwriting #amediting #youngadultfiction

YouTube video by Zena Shapter With Thanks From My Creation Cave! – Zena Shapter #Short

Thank you, everyone! You rock!

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Back at @dymocks.bsky.social Rouse Hill today, to celebrate the 3rd reprint of When Dark Roots Hunt, which was a 2024 #DitmarAward Finalist alongside the incredible Garth Nix. Find out why by swinging past your local store, and reading all about my giant death-trees and snappy water-ants!

What an amazing day at the #CBCA’s #LunchwiththeStars – so many wonderful school kids got to meet so many wonderful authors! Of course the truest star of the day was story itself – what a privilege to be a creator of them!
#readingismagic #australianauthor #mynextread #loveozya #youngadultfiction

For anyone who’s been waiting, ’When Dark Roots Hunt’ is now back on the shelves following its THIRD reprint! Woo hoo!

zenashapter.com/project-type... = perfect for lovers of escapist thrills and immersive worlds.

#sciencefantasy #readingismagic #adventurestories #loveozya

My 10 Years as a Writing Judge #MYAL @MosmanLibrary For the past ten years, I’ve not only judged the Mosman Youth Awards in Literature, but I’ve written a judge’s report to advise emerging writers how they can improve their writing for next ti…

Guidance for writers, having judged the MYAL writing competition for 10 years...

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#writingcompetition #writingadvice #emergingwriters

My 10 Years as a Writing Judge #MYAL @MosmanLibrary For the past ten years, I’ve not only judged the Mosman Youth Awards in Literature, but I've written a judge’s report to advise emerging writers how they can improve their writing for next time. I've then published that advice on my blog each year (apart from the first year): Character Domination! MYAL 2017Tips for Young Writers for Literary Awards @mosmanlibrary #MYAL 2018…

My 10 Years as a Writing Judge #MYAL @MosmanLibrary

For the past ten years, I’ve not only judged the Mosman Youth Awards in Literature, but I've written a judge’s report to advise emerging writers how they can improve their writing for next time. I've then published that advice on my blog each…